رَأَيتُI saw الحَتفَdeath طَوَّفَroamed كُلَّevery أُفقٍhorizon
رَأَيتُ الحَتفَ طَوَّفَ كُلَّ أُفقٍ
وَجابَand traversed الأَرضَthe earth مِنof مِصرٍcity وَكَفرِand village
وَجابَ الأَرضَ مِن مِصرٍ وَكَفرِ
I saw Death roam every horizon
and traverse the earth, city and village alike.
وَكَيفَand how يُثَمِّرُmakes grow الإِنسانُthe human being وَفراًwealth
وَكَيفَ يُثَمِّرُ الإِنسانُ وَفراً
وَلَمand not يَخرُجhe departs مِنَfrom الدُنياthis world بِوَفرِwith wealth
وَلَم يَخرُج مِنَ الدُنيا بِوَفرِ
And how can a man increase his wealth,
when he leaves this world with none?
وَلَمand not أَرَI see مِثلَlike أَيّاميmy days سِراعاًswift
وَلَم أَرَ مِثلَ أَيّامي سِراعاً
خُيولَhorses فَوارِسٍhorsemen وَرِكابَand riding camels سَفرِtravelers
خُيولَ فَوارِسٍ وَرِكابَ سَفرِ
Nor have I seen, as swift as my days,
horsemen’s steeds or travelers’ riding camels.
لَقَدindeed عَجِبواthey marveled لِأَهلِat the people of البَيتِthe House لَمّاwhen
لَقَد عَجِبوا لِأَهلِ البَيتِ لَمّا
أَتاهُمcame to them عِلمُهُمtheir knowledge فيin مَسكِthe hide of جَفرِa young goat
أَتاهُم عِلمُهُم في مَسكِ جَفرِ
Indeed, they marveled at the People of the House when
their knowledge came to them in a young goat’s hide.
وَمِرآةُand the mirror of المَنجِمِthe astrologer وَهِيَand it صُغرىsmall
وَمِرآةُ المَنجِمِ وَهِيَ صُغرى
أَرَتهُshowed him كُلَّevery عامِرَةٍinhabited place وَقَفرِand wasteland
أَرَتهُ كُلَّ عامِرَةٍ وَقَفرِ
And the astrologer’s mirror, though small,
showed him every inhabited place and wasteland.
Sol 6.1